Maxtor 13 gig IDE boots up only uder EIDE mode 2?

[FinalLast]

Is there something wrong with my BIOS?
Because when my system boots up
it sets my Maxtor 13 gig IDE hd under mode 2
i think hd how a days are all mode 4's?
please .. ne comments would be great!
i have a celeron 433 runing with a bx chipset
the mb is Biostar.. the date on the bios is 06/03/1999..so its new.. my hd is FAT32. 64 meg sdram.. help..

[socalgal]

Are you sure it's not UDMA Mode 2?

An ATA-33 drive reads in POST as UDMA Mode 2 (transfer rate 33.3) and an ATA-66 will readout UDMA Mode 4 (transfer rate 66.6).

[This message has been edited by socalgal (edited 10-02-99).]

[FinalLast]

ok. thanks.. i never notice that. now that u said it.. ur rite.. and i feel much better.. knowing that my hd is not running at only half its speed.
another question.
i bench my hd under norton utilty
it only gave it 1.1 rating.. 1.0 being low end and 4.7 being mid end and 8.1 being high end. now i dont expect a 8.1 but ..a 1.1 for a new hard drive is hard to swallow. that was what led me to look at my BIOS
once again any comments would be very helpfull!
thanks!

[socalgal]

I'm not sure what NU's stats mean since I don't use it, but have you checked to see if DMA is enabled in Device Manager, Properties sheet for your hdd? If the DMA box is not checked, place a check in it. Reboot.

Also, you should back up your Registry before doing this, because if your sys hangs after rebooting it could cause Registry errors.

Good Luck!

[FinalLast]

Thanks so much for your advice and help
socalgal
well. i've looked into that.. and it was checked.. i guess. i am out of ideas.. thank anyways..

[CMonster]

dang! Socalgal, you pegged that one right away!!

Hat's off to ya - I was thinking what might make it only work in PIO2 -- I was going to ask if his FSB might be too high -hehe /forum/wink.gif